Acai berry contains potent antioxidants.

The Acai berry contains potent and powerful antioxidants! Acai as a fruit scored higher than other fruits on the ORAC test, a measure of how well the antioxidants perform. Acai scored higher than various kinds of Goji berries, black berries, raspberries, cranberries, plums, pears, mangos, strawberries, cherries, apricots, kiwi, melons, peaches, pineapples, oranges, and apples.

The Acai berry fruit extract is an extract of the Acai berry, a fruit derived from a large palm tree that can be found at the Amazon river in South America.  The Acai berry contains a wide variety of antioxidants and is effective at neutralizing various types of free radicals.  The polyphenols present in Acai berry include anthocyanins, tannins, proanthocyanidins, and flavanoids.  Acai berry performed  well on peroxyl, peroxynitrite, and superoxide radicals. The wide variety of antioxidants present in the Acai berry may account for the superior performance of the Acai berry.   (more…)